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India spent $50-bn on defence since 1999, $30 billion more planned till
January 2, 2010 @ 12:00 AMSince the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan based Islamic militants, India has purchased defense hardware worth over $50 billion. According to the Times of India, it is planning to spend another $30 billion in the next 4-5 years on fighters, warships, tanks, artillery, C4ISR and others
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HCL Infosystems,Motorola win $21.4 million contract from an Indian state
January 1, 2010 @ 12:00 AMAccording to HCL Infosystems,it has been awarded a 1 billion rupees($21.4 million) radio network contract in partnership with Motorola from the Delhi government,a state of India
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Bell-Boeing wins $55 million contract for U.S. Navy's V-22 support
December 30, 2009 @ 12:00 AMBell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $29,387,585 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement to support the Naval Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Squadron by providing on-site flight test management, flight test engineering, design engineering and related efforts to support the conduct of flight and ground testing for the MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md
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ST Engineering wins $87 million contract for U.S. Navy's T-AGS 60 class
December 22, 2009 @ 12:00 AMST Engineering announced today that its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has been awarded a contract worth US$87m (about S$121m) to build an enhanced version of a T-AGS 60 Class oceanographic survey ship for the U.S
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General Dynamics wins $134 million contract from U.S. Army for stryker combat...
December 21, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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Raytheon,Lockheed Martin Javelin joint venture win $176 million from U.K. MOD for...
December 18, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Raytheon Company Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture received a $176 million contract from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense for more than 1,300 Javelin missile rounds and associated engineering support. "The current battlefield requires precision at all levels of the fight, and Javelin meets the need for precision at both the platoon and squad levels," said Duane Gooden, program director of Raytheon's Javelin program and president of the Javelin Joint Venture
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Defexpo 2010 to be 15% bigger than Defexpo 2008
December 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDefexpo 2010 India, the land and naval systems show to be held in New Delhi from February 14-18 2010 will be 15% bigger over Defexpo 2008. Organized by the Defense Exhibitions Organization (DEO), it is expected to be held over 20,000 square metres of space, as compared to 17000 square meters of Defexpo 2008
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Defexpo 2010 organizers offer media rights at hefty prices
December 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMOrganizers of the Defexpo 2010 exhibition in Delhi have set a new trend in show daily distribution by putting a hefty price on the rights to distribute the show daily and other print media inside the venue. For the first time in any defense and aerospace exhibition around the world, any publisher desirous of circulating his magazine or show daily will have to purchase the rights from the Defense Exhibition Organization (DEO)
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Australian DOD, Boeing sign Hornet aircraft sustainment contract of worth $20 million
December 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe project to acquire Australia’s new fighter aircraft, the Super Hornet, took another step forward today with the signing of the sustainment contract with The Boeing Company. The Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, Greg Combet, said today that the signing of the Super Hornet Aircraft Sustainment Contract is worth approximately $20 million per annum, and provides for about 74 jobs at RAAF Base Amberley for three years
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Saab to deliver two Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon systems
December 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDefence and security company Saab has signed two contracts on further deliveries of the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The total value of the orders is 192 MSEK
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles